Celtic star Adam Idah ready to answer Brendan Rodgers' goal plea as striker tells boss ‘if I play more, I'll score more'
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ADAM IDAH has told Brendan Rodgers he can answer his gaffer's plea for a 30-goal striker.
The Hoops boss wants a new scorer for the start of the season with Japanese hitman Shin Yamada close to a deal.
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Adam Idah believes he can be Celtic's star man in attack
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Brendan Rodgers spent £9million on him last summer
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Rodgers insists replacing the goals of Kyogo Furuhashi and winger Nicolas Kuhn is vital.
But Idah — who bagged 20 in 53 appearances last season, with just 25 starts — is desperate for the chance to lead the line when the new campaign kicks off.
Asked if he could hit 30, the Irishman said: 'Yeah, 100 per cent. The more minutes I play, the more goals I'm going to score, it's a fact.
'I scored 20 goals with the minutes I played, which is really good.
'I'm sure the more minutes I play, I'll score more goals. I'm confident enough in myself that I can get to that.
'It's only a benchmark, so hopefully I can do it next season. I thought it was a really good season.
'The end didn't go our way, but personally I felt I had a good season.
'Of course, there can be a lot to improve on. But I think from my first full season at Celtic, it's been really good to return 20 goals.
'That's not easy at such a big club. Scoring in the Champions League and all sorts is really good stuff for me, so I'm really looking forward to my next season.
'I learned a lot over the course of the season, which I can hopefully bring into this one, so I'm really looking forward to going into the new one now.
Inside the Estádio Nacional as Robert Grieve takes you on a tour of the famous venue which hosted Celtic's 1967 European Cup win over Inter Milan
'We've lost two big players who've contributed loads to the squad. So hopefully we can bring in others who can help out.
'Last season we had Daizen Maeda doing well and myself scoring, so we all did our part.'
Idah also insists he has the quality to be a player for the big occasion.
He added: 'I've been like that my whole career. I've scored in a lot of big games but now I want to kick forward and score in every other game.
'The big games are great to score in, but I want to be consistent now, and I think that's the big learning for me.
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'I want to be the striker who plays every game and scores every game, every second game.
'It's not about just the one big game, you want to do it consistently and that's where the biggest players are the best.
'We're a team and we want to win games, win competitions and trophies, and we need the best players we can to do that.
'Regardless of who we sign, the whole team will be happy for it, and they'll add a really positive quality to the team.'
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Idah and the Celtic squad visited the Estadio Nacional where the Lisbon Lions lifted the European Cup in 1967.
The 32-cap frontman added: 'It was nice for all of us to go and see it.
'I'm sure for the boys that probably don't know too much about Celtic, it would have been nice for them to see the stadium.
'It's massive for us as a club, so it was fantastic for everyone to see.'
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